Presentation and workshop to focus on rental solutions to affordable housing shortage

Press release from Incremental Development Alliance:

ASHEVILLE, NC — In just about every urban neighborhood built before World War II, there was an option for renting we don’t see much of anymore: duplexes and small apartment buildings and bungalow courts, sometimes in the same block as single-family homes and located close to just about everything families needed.

Wouldn’t it be great if that was a choice for renters again? And even better if there was a chance for local folks to build them and earn the revenue for adding to neighborhood housing options?

Jim Kumon of the non-profit Incremental Development Alliance is coming to Asheville to talk about helping wannabe developers do exactly that.

Kumon’s free presentation will be at the US Cellular Center in Downtown Asheville, September 11, at 5:30-7:30 p.m. He’ll be explaining the Alliance’s approach and inviting attendees to an all-day workshop a month later, on October 11, also at the US Cellular Center. A coalition of sponsors, from the City of Asheville to the regional associations of realtors and builders and to financial institutions, are helping to offset fees and expenses for the events and to provide scholarships to the $200-per-person workshop for some who might otherwise be unable to attend.

The Alliance’s training has a couple key ambitions. The most obvious one is to expand the range of housing, especially the types of small-scale rental housing that went missing in the era of suburban sprawl.

Before the mid-20th century in most older cities, including Asheville and nearby towns in western North Carolina, there were duplexes, triplexes, bungalow courts, and four-unit apartment buildings offering housing options in close-in neighborhoods. Some remain, but few new versions have been built. That’s because the car changed everything, including the ways we organized the landscape. Distance became less of a factor in family choices. So Americans spread out. And that middle level of rental housing all but disappeared. In the last few decades, if you wanted to rent a new place, your choices pretty much narrowed to high-rises in the urban core and garden apartments in the burbs.

The designers, planners, builders, and developers in the Incremental Development Alliance are determined to help restore the “missing middle.” And because we’re talking about a smaller scale for both the building footprint and for the interior size of the units, they’re more likely to serve community affordability goals than large-lot, single-family homes. That’s especially true if the new units are in places where choices for getting around include walking or biking or taking transit in addition to driving cars.

The other goal of the training is to create real estate income opportunities for people who don’t have to figure out ways to finance, build, and manage multimillion-dollar projects. Again, scale helps. Smaller projects, less heavy lifting when it comes to raising the bucks and overseeing the construction and management of the buildings.

Of course, teaching wannabe developers how to recreate components of rental housing in short supply won’t solve all of a community’s affordable housing challenges. But expanding the pool of housing and of developer/builders at every scale puts more tools in the toolbox of affordability —with the added advantage of providing income for a new class of developers. Maybe in their own neighborhoods.

The best way to learn more? Come to the free presentation by Jim Kumon on September 11 in Asheville.

Find out more about the Incremental Development Alliance here: http://www.incrementaldevelopment.org

And info about the October11 all-day workshop here: http://bit.ly/2N00e7z

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University Students Learn Social Entrepreneurship Skills at Asheville, NC Retreat

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ASHEVILLE, N.C., Aug. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Students from throughout the southeast United States will meet in Asheville, NC, Oct 19-21, 2018, to attend the Sullivan Foundation’s social entrepreneurship Ignite Retreat.

Sullivan retreats are designed to immerse students in a series of workshops to assist them in "igniting" ideas about how to make positive change in their communities or develop a social business enterprise or event that might solve or alleviate a problem.

"The Sullivan Foundation recognizes students and community leaders who have led lives with integrity, characterized by service above self and service to their communities.� We’ve presented awards each year since 1890 to outstanding students primarily. And, since 1934, provided scholarships to deserving students," said Steve McDavid, the Foundation’s president.� "In 2008, we added focused programming, including the Ignite events, to foster social enterprise activities."��

Students interested in the Ignite Retreat may attend a series of workshops and connect with many socially conscious individuals from throughout the country.� They may also choose from educational programming tracks based on whether they are just beginning their social entrepreneurial journey; they have a set of social challenges they would like to learn how to address; or if they have a specific social venture they would like to bring to life!

The Ignite Retreat will be held at YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly in Black Mountain, just outside of Ashville. In addition to immersive workshops, students will have the opportunity to pitch their projects to experienced social entrepreneurs, gain access to Sullivan Award alumni, and receive access to Sullivan scholarship funding. General admission, including meals and lodging, is $425; however, a select group of students from 31 Sullivan Network Schools may be eligible to receive a sponsored ticket through their Sullivan endowed institution. For a list of schools with potential funding, please visit https://sullivanfdn.org/network/. Students interested in attending the Ignite Retreat may purchase tickets until October 3, 2018.

For further information visit www.sullivanfdn.org/events and www.IgniteRetreat.live or call 662.236.6335. E-mail questions regarding the events to spud@sullivanfdn.org.

About the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation
The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation was founded in 1934, but its roots date back sixty years earlier when the then President of the United States, Grover Cleveland, and a group of influential persons created the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award to honor those that inspire lives of integrity and service. Sullivan Awards have been presented to people whose lives of service have changed the world with little fanfare as well as those who have become household names � recipients include First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell, and Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, to name a few.

The Sullivan Foundation is dedicated to alleviating socioeconomic issues in the American South.� Today, the Foundation remains as strong as ever and is expanding its reach � investing in social entrepreneurship, which equips universities, students and community members with the tools necessary to apply business models to social issues.

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University Students Learn Social Entrepreneurship Skills at Asheville, NC Retreat

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ASHEVILLE, N.C., Aug. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Students from throughout the southeast United States will meet in Asheville, NC, Oct 19-21, 2018, to attend the Sullivan Foundation’s social entrepreneurship Ignite Retreat.

Sullivan retreats are designed to immerse students in a series of workshops to assist them in "igniting" ideas about how to make positive change in their communities or develop a social business enterprise or event that might solve or alleviate a problem.

"The Sullivan Foundation recognizes students and community leaders who have led lives with integrity, characterized by service above self and service to their communities.� We’ve presented awards each year since 1890 to outstanding students primarily. And, since 1934, provided scholarships to deserving students," said Steve McDavid, the Foundation’s president.� "In 2008, we added focused programming, including the Ignite events, to foster social enterprise activities."��

Students interested in the Ignite Retreat may attend a series of workshops and connect with many socially conscious individuals from throughout the country.� They may also choose from educational programming tracks based on whether they are just beginning their social entrepreneurial journey; they have a set of social challenges they would like to learn how to address; or if they have a specific social venture they would like to bring to life!

The Ignite Retreat will be held at YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly in Black Mountain, just outside of Ashville. In addition to immersive workshops, students will have the opportunity to pitch their projects to experienced social entrepreneurs, gain access to Sullivan Award alumni, and receive access to Sullivan scholarship funding. General admission, including meals and lodging, is $425; however, a select group of students from 31 Sullivan Network Schools may be eligible to receive a sponsored ticket through their Sullivan endowed institution. For a list of schools with potential funding, please visit https://sullivanfdn.org/network/. Students interested in attending the Ignite Retreat may purchase tickets until October 3, 2018.

For further information visit www.sullivanfdn.org/events and www.IgniteRetreat.live or call 662.236.6335. E-mail questions regarding the events to spud@sullivanfdn.org.

About the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation
The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation was founded in 1934, but its roots date back sixty years earlier when the then President of the United States, Grover Cleveland, and a group of influential persons created the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award to honor those that inspire lives of integrity and service. Sullivan Awards have been presented to people whose lives of service have changed the world with little fanfare as well as those who have become household names � recipients include First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell, and Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, to name a few.

The Sullivan Foundation is dedicated to alleviating socioeconomic issues in the American South.� Today, the Foundation remains as strong as ever and is expanding its reach � investing in social entrepreneurship, which equips universities, students and community members with the tools necessary to apply business models to social issues.

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Presentation and workshop to focus on rental solutions to affordable housing shortage

Press release from Incremental Development Alliance:

ASHEVILLE, NC — In just about every urban neighborhood built before World War II, there was an option for renting we don’t see much of anymore: duplexes and small apartment buildings and bungalow courts, sometimes in the same block as single-family homes and located close to just about everything families needed.

Wouldn’t it be great if that was a choice for renters again? And even better if there was a chance for local folks to build them and earn the revenue for adding to neighborhood housing options?

Jim Kumon of the non-profit Incremental Development Alliance is coming to Asheville to talk about helping wannabe developers do exactly that.

Kumon’s free presentation will be at the US Cellular Center in Downtown Asheville, September 11, at 5:30-7:30 p.m. He’ll be explaining the Alliance’s approach and inviting attendees to an all-day workshop a month later, on October 11, also at the US Cellular Center. A coalition of sponsors, from the City of Asheville to the regional associations of realtors and builders and to financial institutions, are helping to offset fees and expenses for the events and to provide scholarships to the $200-per-person workshop for some who might otherwise be unable to attend.

The Alliance’s training has a couple key ambitions. The most obvious one is to expand the range of housing, especially the types of small-scale rental housing that went missing in the era of suburban sprawl.

Before the mid-20th century in most older cities, including Asheville and nearby towns in western North Carolina, there were duplexes, triplexes, bungalow courts, and four-unit apartment buildings offering housing options in close-in neighborhoods. Some remain, but few new versions have been built. That’s because the car changed everything, including the ways we organized the landscape. Distance became less of a factor in family choices. So Americans spread out. And that middle level of rental housing all but disappeared. In the last few decades, if you wanted to rent a new place, your choices pretty much narrowed to high-rises in the urban core and garden apartments in the burbs.

The designers, planners, builders, and developers in the Incremental Development Alliance are determined to help restore the “missing middle.” And because we’re talking about a smaller scale for both the building footprint and for the interior size of the units, they’re more likely to serve community affordability goals than large-lot, single-family homes. That’s especially true if the new units are in places where choices for getting around include walking or biking or taking transit in addition to driving cars.

The other goal of the training is to create real estate income opportunities for people who don’t have to figure out ways to finance, build, and manage multimillion-dollar projects. Again, scale helps. Smaller projects, less heavy lifting when it comes to raising the bucks and overseeing the construction and management of the buildings.

Of course, teaching wannabe developers how to recreate components of rental housing in short supply won’t solve all of a community’s affordable housing challenges. But expanding the pool of housing and of developer/builders at every scale puts more tools in the toolbox of affordability —with the added advantage of providing income for a new class of developers. Maybe in their own neighborhoods.

The best way to learn more? Come to the free presentation by Jim Kumon on September 11 in Asheville.

Find out more about the Incremental Development Alliance here: http://www.incrementaldevelopment.org

And info about the October11 all-day workshop here: http://bit.ly/2N00e7z

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Presentation and workshop to focus on rental solutions to affordable housing shortage

Press release from Incremental Development Alliance:

ASHEVILLE, NC — In just about every urban neighborhood built before World War II, there was an option for renting we don’t see much of anymore: duplexes and small apartment buildings and bungalow courts, sometimes in the same block as single-family homes and located close to just about everything families needed.

Wouldn’t it be great if that was a choice for renters again? And even better if there was a chance for local folks to build them and earn the revenue for adding to neighborhood housing options?

Jim Kumon of the non-profit Incremental Development Alliance is coming to Asheville to talk about helping wannabe developers do exactly that.

Kumon’s free presentation will be at the US Cellular Center in Downtown Asheville, September 11, at 5:30-7:30 p.m. He’ll be explaining the Alliance’s approach and inviting attendees to an all-day workshop a month later, on October 11, also at the US Cellular Center. A coalition of sponsors, from the City of Asheville to the regional associations of realtors and builders and to financial institutions, are helping to offset fees and expenses for the events and to provide scholarships to the $200-per-person workshop for some who might otherwise be unable to attend.

The Alliance’s training has a couple key ambitions. The most obvious one is to expand the range of housing, especially the types of small-scale rental housing that went missing in the era of suburban sprawl.

Before the mid-20th century in most older cities, including Asheville and nearby towns in western North Carolina, there were duplexes, triplexes, bungalow courts, and four-unit apartment buildings offering housing options in close-in neighborhoods. Some remain, but few new versions have been built. That’s because the car changed everything, including the ways we organized the landscape. Distance became less of a factor in family choices. So Americans spread out. And that middle level of rental housing all but disappeared. In the last few decades, if you wanted to rent a new place, your choices pretty much narrowed to high-rises in the urban core and garden apartments in the burbs.

The designers, planners, builders, and developers in the Incremental Development Alliance are determined to help restore the “missing middle.” And because we’re talking about a smaller scale for both the building footprint and for the interior size of the units, they’re more likely to serve community affordability goals than large-lot, single-family homes. That’s especially true if the new units are in places where choices for getting around include walking or biking or taking transit in addition to driving cars.

The other goal of the training is to create real estate income opportunities for people who don’t have to figure out ways to finance, build, and manage multimillion-dollar projects. Again, scale helps. Smaller projects, less heavy lifting when it comes to raising the bucks and overseeing the construction and management of the buildings.

Of course, teaching wannabe developers how to recreate components of rental housing in short supply won’t solve all of a community’s affordable housing challenges. But expanding the pool of housing and of developer/builders at every scale puts more tools in the toolbox of affordability —with the added advantage of providing income for a new class of developers. Maybe in their own neighborhoods.

The best way to learn more? Come to the free presentation by Jim Kumon on September 11 in Asheville.

Find out more about the Incremental Development Alliance here: http://www.incrementaldevelopment.org

And info about the October11 all-day workshop here: http://bit.ly/2N00e7z

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Ashley Graham defends ‘cellulite and rolls’ to fat-shaming Instagram troll

Ashley Graham schooled an Instagram user this week after sharing a series of racy snaps.

“@dior baby,” the 30-year-old, posing in Dior underwear, captioned a Wednesday gallery.

The post has already received more than 458,000 likes and 3,900 comments — but one, in particular, stood out to Graham.

“We thought you work out,” a commenter reportedly wrote.

Graham couldn’t help but respond to the body-shaming comment.

“Girls with cellulite and rolls can’t work out also?” she asked.

Several fans stepped in to share their own two cents.

“Let’s stop with comments on anyone’s body and what they do it. Mmkay? @ashleygrahamlooks AHMAZING! Can’t wait until I’m a full-fledged designer to have models like her in my pieces!!! #SpreadLove,” one person, tagging Graham’s critic, wrote.

Another said, “Natural women that works out have rolls and cellulite its society that have you thinking we don’t @ashleygraham you look great btw and keep doing you. ”

The critic, however, later claimed the comment was intentional.

“Guys thanks for defending @ashleygraham! I was just making a troll post on purpose to see how you guys respond. Ashley is extremely beautiful and I wish I had a body like hers ,” the user wrote further down.

The user then addressed Graham directly.

“@ashleygrahamobviously made that comment cause I’m jealous. Remember guys, when someone makes a mean comment or remark it’s out of jealousy,” the person said.

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Presentation and workshop to focus on rental solutions to affordable housing shortage

Press release from Incremental Development Alliance:

ASHEVILLE, NC — In just about every urban neighborhood built before World War II, there was an option for renting we don’t see much of anymore: duplexes and small apartment buildings and bungalow courts, sometimes in the same block as single-family homes and located close to just about everything families needed.

Wouldn’t it be great if that was a choice for renters again? And even better if there was a chance for local folks to build them and earn the revenue for adding to neighborhood housing options?

Jim Kumon of the non-profit Incremental Development Alliance is coming to Asheville to talk about helping wannabe developers do exactly that.

Kumon’s free presentation will be at the US Cellular Center in Downtown Asheville, September 11, at 5:30-7:30 p.m. He’ll be explaining the Alliance’s approach and inviting attendees to an all-day workshop a month later, on October 11, also at the US Cellular Center. A coalition of sponsors, from the City of Asheville to the regional associations of realtors and builders and to financial institutions, are helping to offset fees and expenses for the events and to provide scholarships to the $200-per-person workshop for some who might otherwise be unable to attend.

The Alliance’s training has a couple key ambitions. The most obvious one is to expand the range of housing, especially the types of small-scale rental housing that went missing in the era of suburban sprawl.

Before the mid-20th century in most older cities, including Asheville and nearby towns in western North Carolina, there were duplexes, triplexes, bungalow courts, and four-unit apartment buildings offering housing options in close-in neighborhoods. Some remain, but few new versions have been built. That’s because the car changed everything, including the ways we organized the landscape. Distance became less of a factor in family choices. So Americans spread out. And that middle level of rental housing all but disappeared. In the last few decades, if you wanted to rent a new place, your choices pretty much narrowed to high-rises in the urban core and garden apartments in the burbs.

The designers, planners, builders, and developers in the Incremental Development Alliance are determined to help restore the “missing middle.” And because we’re talking about a smaller scale for both the building footprint and for the interior size of the units, they’re more likely to serve community affordability goals than large-lot, single-family homes. That’s especially true if the new units are in places where choices for getting around include walking or biking or taking transit in addition to driving cars.

The other goal of the training is to create real estate income opportunities for people who don’t have to figure out ways to finance, build, and manage multimillion-dollar projects. Again, scale helps. Smaller projects, less heavy lifting when it comes to raising the bucks and overseeing the construction and management of the buildings.

Of course, teaching wannabe developers how to recreate components of rental housing in short supply won’t solve all of a community’s affordable housing challenges. But expanding the pool of housing and of developer/builders at every scale puts more tools in the toolbox of affordability —with the added advantage of providing income for a new class of developers. Maybe in their own neighborhoods.

The best way to learn more? Come to the free presentation by Jim Kumon on September 11 in Asheville.

Find out more about the Incremental Development Alliance here: http://www.incrementaldevelopment.org

And info about the October11 all-day workshop here: http://bit.ly/2N00e7z

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507 Pinchot Drive, Asheville, NC

This comfortable home, once owned by author Sidney Powell, is completely open on the main level with a master retreat, cook’s kitchen, and magnificent porch. The lower lever has a family room, bonus room, and an outdoor stone fireplace.

Home Details:
APPROX. HSQ. FT: 4,869
BED/BATH: 4/4
APPROX. ACREAGE: 0.650
HALF BATH: 1

Meet the Agent: Ali Thomas

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Schools on lockdown following gunshots in Asheville, North Carolina neighborhood

The scene Tuesday morning at Erskine-Walton Apartments in Asheville. Photo: WLOS staff

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — An Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College official confirms that the Asheville campus is on lockdown after reports of shots fired at a nearby apartment complex. Asheville police say that Asheville High School is also on lockdown.

A-B Tech text alerts say that APD is on the scene due to an incident at nearby Erskine-Walton Apartments, and that armed and dangerous individuals might be on or near the campus.

An Asheville Police Department representative says that police are responding to reports of a gun discharge at Erskine-Walton Apartments. The suspects fled on foot toward A-B Tech, initiating a lockdown there and at Asheville High School.

APD is in the area attempting to locate the suspects.

The A-B Tech lockdown began Tuesday morning at 10:43 a.m., an A-B Tech official said.

This is a developing story. Stay with News 13 for more information.

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